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35 Killed in Diyala Bombings; 10,000 Longshore Workers Strike against Iraq War; Sadr Rebuffs UIA Delegation; Sami al-Haj Released
A double suicide bombing killed 35 and wounded 66 at a wedding party in Baladruz, a city northeast of Baghdad in troubled Diyala province. In […]
Bhasin Guest Editorial: Is the U.S. creating another Al- Qaeda in Iraq?
Madhavi Bhasin writes from Calcutta: The Bush administration says it is waging a global war to fight terrorism and defeat Al-Qaeda. The human, financial and […]
5 Years after Mission Accomplished; April US Troop Toll 50 Killed; 1,073 Iraqis Killed this Month
5 Years after George W. Bush’s infamous speech aboard the USS Lincoln, the mission seems incomplete. Bush imagined that he could get rid of Saddam […]
2 US Troops Killed, 21 Wounded; 37 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Clashes;
According to BBC television, AFP is reporting that Mahdi Army militiamen killed 2 US troops in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning. US Secretary of Defense […]
Mortar, Rocket attacks in Baghdad; in aftermath of Militia Campaign
Baghdad has been roiled for the past three days with major fighting between Iraqi government/ US forces and the Mahdi Army militia in east and […]
Sadr Rejects al-Maliki’s Terms; Green Zone hit by Mortar Barrage; Turkish Military Strikes at PKK
Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s terms for ending his campaign against Sadr’s Mahdi Army. Al-Maliki wants the militia to give up […]
Moyers and Wright at PBS, Parts 3-4
The other two parts of Bill Moyers’ interview with Reverend Wright are below. Journalism should be about explaining things and setting them in context, not […]
Karzai Attacked in Kabul
Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unharmed from a guerrilla assassination attempt on Sunday. US politicians who keep saying that Afghanistan is the good war would […]
More on Syrian Reactor Bombing; From an Informed Reader
An informed reader writes: What little information provided in the CIA videotape concerning the destruction of the purported Syrian reactor only provokes more questions. The […]
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